Business
Markets
Cheaper fuel? Five ways the market meltdown affects you
Super balances, home loan repayments and the price of petrol could all be affected by the recent mayhem on financial markets.
- by Clancy Yeates
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World markets
ASX closes in the red after Wall Street tumbles on US-China tensions
The Australian sharemarket finished a turbulent week in the red, with miners falling after Wall Street slumped overnight.
- by Gemma Grant
Hello darkness, my old friend: Welcome to Wall Street’s infamous ‘private rooms’
A decade after being engulfed by a controversy, Wall Street’s secretive dark pools are back, and they are getting even darker.
- by Katherine Doherty
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World markets
ASX posts $100b rally as it goes from fear to frenzy
The Australian sharemarket posted its biggest jump in five years on Thursday after Wall Street had its third-best day since World War II following Donald Trump’s stunning tariffs reversal.
- by Miriam Steffens and Nick Newling
Opinion
Trade wars
‘Mad king’ Trump was facing a financial crisis, so he capitulated
There were desperate efforts from White House staff to spin Trump’s backdown as the latest example of his deal-making genius. But surprisingly, the man himself told the truth.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Trade wars
Trump said it was a ‘great time to buy’ hours before Wall Street surged $7 trillion on his backflip
Wall Street’s meltdown this month was virtually down to one reason: Trump’s global trade war. And as such, Trump was uniquely situated to do something about it.
- by Carmen Reinicke and Matt Turner
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World markets
$41 billion wiped from ASX as Trump’s tariffs kick in
Shares fell sharply in another turbulent day on Wednesday, as the Trump administration ramped up the pressure on China and imposed its sweeping global tariffs.
- by Clancy Yeates
Opinion
Federal Reserve
Trump is making life very difficult for an old enemy
Fed chair Jerome Powell has, not for the first time, found himself between a rock and a hard place. It didn’t have to be like this.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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World markets
ASX rallies after Monday’s carnage; tech, energy stocks soar
The Australian sharemarket posted its biggest gain in more than two years on Tuesday as investors waded back into stocks after the bloodbath on Monday.
- by Staff writers
7 minutes of mayhem: Trump rumour sends $4.2 trillion shock through Wall Street
The volatility on Wall Street reached new heights on Monday in New York after a rumour sparked a stunning Wall Street surge. Within minutes, it all changed again.
- by Carmen Reinicke
‘Nuclear winter’: Wall Street billionaires turn on Trump amid market chaos
One by one, many of the biggest names across Wall Street are speaking out against his decision to unleash expansive tariffs worldwide, plunging global markets into chaos.
- by Harry Brumpton
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